St. Simon, Quebec (1891 census)
St. Simon was a census subdivision in Quebec, recorded in the 1891 Census of Canada with a population of 998. The administrative centroid was at approximately 48.213°N, 69.018°W.
Population
In 1891, St. Simon had a population of 998: 506 male and 492 female residents. Population density was 32.6 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 1,665 |
| 1861 | 1,951 |
| 1871 | 1,186 |
| 1881 | 1,266 |
| 1891 | 998 |
| 1901 | 798 |
| 1911 | 766 |
| 1921 | 805 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1891
In the 1891 census, St. Simon shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1891
The 1891 census recorded 155 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 6 categories. Tables below are collapsible.
Population & families (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Average size of families | 6.10 |
| FAM NO | 163 |
| Number of families | 163 |
| Number of females | 492 |
| Number of males | 506 |
| Number of married females | 149 |
| Number of married males | 152 |
| Number of married persons | 301 |
| Number of widowed females | 23 |
| Number of widowed males | 10 |
| Number of widowed persons | 33 |
| POP F | 492 |
| POP M | 506 |
| POP TOT | 998 |
| Total population | 998 |
Age structure (3 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of single females under 18 | 320 |
| Number of single males under 18 | 344 |
| Number of single persons under 18 | 664 |
Ethnic origin (1 variable)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of French Canadians | 998 |
Buildings & housing (15 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Number of houses | 140 |
| Number of houses built of wood | 140 |
| Number of houses of 1 room | 2 |
| Number of houses of 1 story | 74 |
| Number of houses of 11 to 15 rooms | 18 |
| Number of houses of 2 rooms | 12 |
| Number of houses of 2 stories | 54 |
| Number of houses of 3 rooms | 11 |
| Number of houses of 3 stories | 12 |
| Number of houses of 4 rooms | 22 |
| Number of houses of 5 rooms | 14 |
| Number of houses of 6 to 10 rooms | 58 |
| Number of houses of over 15 rooms | 3 |
| Number of occupied houses | 140 |
| Number of uninhabited houses | 24 |
Agriculture (58 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| Acres of barley | 161 |
| Acres of farmland in gardens or orchards | 27 |
| Acres of farmland in pasture | 3,663 |
| Acres of farmland in woodland or forest | 9,975 |
| Acres of farmland under crops | 4,777 |
| Acres of hay crops | 2,763 |
| Acres of improved land in farms | 8,467 |
| Acres of land in farms | 18,442 |
| Acres of oats | 879 |
| Acres of potatoes | 173 |
| Acres of turnips | 2 |
| Acres of wheat | 548 |
| BAR AC | 161 |
| BAR BU | 1,624 |
| Bushels of barley produced in the past year | 1,624 |
| Bushels of beans produced in the past year | 2 |
| Bushels of clover, timothy, or other grass seed produced in the past year | 9 |
| Bushels of oats produced in the past year | 8,922 |
| Bushels of peas produced in the past year | 643 |
| Bushels of potatoes produced in the past year | 23,655 |
| Bushels of rye produced in the past year | 581 |
| Bushels of spring wheat produced in the past year | 4,348 |
| Bushels of turnips produced in the past year | 140 |
| HAY AC | 2,763 |
| HAY TONS | 1,934 |
| Number of cattle killed or sold in the past year | 269 |
| Number of chickens | 1,160 |
| Number of farm occupants who own their land | 117 |
| Number of farm occupants who rent their land | 10 |
| Number of geese | 52 |
| Number of horses aged 3 years and under | 45 |
| Number of horses aged over 3 years | 168 |
| Number of milk cows | 647 |
| Number of occupants of farms | 127 |
| Number of other cattle | 241 |
| Number of other fowl | 6 |
| Number of oxen | 25 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 101 and 200 acres | 51 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 11 and 50 acres | 12 |
| Number of persons living on farms between 51 and 100 acres | 15 |
| Number of persons living on farms over 200 acres | 31 |
| Number of persons living on farms under 10 acres | 18 |
| Number of sheep | 711 |
| Number of sheep slaughtered or sold | 958 |
| Number of swine | 371 |
| Number of swine slaughtered or sold | 442 |
| Number of turkeys | 1 |
| OAT AC | 879 |
| OAT BU | 8,922 |
| PEA BU | 643 |
| POT AC | 173 |
| POT BU | 23,655 |
| Pounds of fine wool produced on farms in the past year | 3,680 |
| Pounds of homemade butter | 26,029 |
| RYE BU | 581 |
| Tons of hay produced in the past year | 1,934 |
| WHT AC | 548 |
| WHT SP BU | 4,348 |
Other recorded variables (63 variables)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| A 101 200 | 51 |
| A 11 50 | 12 |
| A 201 PL | 31 |
| A 51 100 | 15 |
| BEN BU | 2 |
| BUTTER LB | 26,029 |
| CATTLE KS | 269 |
| CHILD AND UNMD FEM | 320 |
| CHILD AND UNMD MALE | 344 |
| CHILD AND UNMD TOT | 664 |
| COLTS FILLIES | 45 |
| FAMILIES | 163 |
| FAMILIES AV SIZE | 6.10 |
| FINE WOOL LB | 3,680 |
| FRN CA | 998 |
| GEESE | 52 |
| GRA BU | 9 |
| HENS AND CHKN | 1,160 |
| HORSES OVR THREE | 168 |
| HOUSES | 140 |
| HOUSES ELVN TO FIFTN RM | 18 |
| HOUSES FIVE RM | 14 |
| HOUSES FOUR RM | 22 |
| HOUSES ONE RM | 2 |
| HOUSES ONE STRY | 74 |
| HOUSES SIX TO TEN RM | 58 |
| HOUSES SIXTN OVR RM | 3 |
| HOUSES THREE RM | 11 |
| HOUSES THREE STRY | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO RM | 12 |
| HOUSES TWO STRY | 54 |
| HOUSES UNINH | 24 |
| HOUSES W | 140 |
| INF 11 A | 18 |
| MD FEM | 149 |
| MD MALE | 152 |
| MD TOT | 301 |
| MILK COWS | 647 |
| NAME CD | Rimouski |
| OC F | 10 |
| OC P | 117 |
| OC TOT | 127 |
| OTHER FOWL | 6 |
| OTHER HRN CATTLE | 241 |
| OTHERS | 0 |
| SHEEP | 711 |
| SHEEP KS | 958 |
| SUP AM | 8,467 |
| SUP FOR | 9,975 |
| SUP JV | 27 |
| SUP PAT | 3,663 |
| SUP SC | 4,777 |
| SUP TOT | 18,442 |
| SWINE | 371 |
| SWINE KS | 442 |
| TOT DWLG OCC | 140 |
| TUR AC | 2 |
| TUR BU | 140 |
| TURKEY | 1 |
| WID FEM | 23 |
| WID MALE | 10 |
| WID TOT | 33 |
| WORKING OX | 25 |
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
QC183030— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_QC084017— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: not yet grounded. This page covers a place whose persistent identity has not yet been linked to a Wikidata entity. Identification is via TCP UID and spatial polygon only.
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1891 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "St. Simon, Quebec (1891 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/qc/st-simon-qc183030-1891/.